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Glassboro, New Jersey - 1 schools
An equity score of 51/100 ranks Elk Township School District #299 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,976 per pupil, Elk Township School District ranks #475 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Elk Township School District operates 1 public schools serving 336 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Gloucester County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,976 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending. See how New Jersey compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 43.0% local, 44.7% state, and 12.3% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 51/100, ranked #299 of 587 in New Jersey against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 14.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.4% White, 17.1% African American, 10.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Aura Elementary School, enrolling 350 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Aura Elementary School accounts for 100.0% of all Elk Township School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Elk Township School District a distant remainder — means Elk Township School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Elk Township School District chronic absenteeism rate is 14.0% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
How many schools are in Elk Township School District?
Elk Township School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 336 students.
How much does Elk Township School District spend per student?
Elk Township School District spends $21,976 per student. The district has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #299 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Elk Township School District?
Elk Township School District students are 65.4% White, 17.1% African American, 10.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Elk Township School District?
Elk Township School District has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #299 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.